John Gordon Mein -
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John Gordon Mein (1913–1968)
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Career Foreign Service Officer
State of Residence: Maryland
State of Residence: Maryland
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Guatemala)
Appointed: September 1, 1965
Presentation of Credentials: September 22, 1965
Termination of Mission: Assassinated at post on August 28, 1968